variants:
or gamey
gamier; gamiest
Definition of gamy
(Entry 1 of 2)
2a
: having the flavor of game
especially
: having the flavor of game near tainting
b
: smelly
3a
: sordid, scandalous
gave us all the gamy details
b
: corrupt, disreputable
a gamy character
c
: sexually suggestive : racy
gamy witticisms
-gamy
noun combining formDefinition of -gamy (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: marriage
exogamy
2
: union for propagation or reproduction
allogamy
3
: possession of (such) reproductive organs or (such) a mode of fertilization
cleistogamy
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The first known use of gamy was in 1820
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